SOLUTION: last question----- The NUFOne Communications COmpany must run a telephone line between two poles at opposite ends of a lake.the length and the width of the lake are 75 feet and 30

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Question 437885: last question----- The NUFOne Communications COmpany must run a telephone line between two poles at opposite ends of a lake.the length and the width of the lake are 75 feet and 30 feet respectively.What is the distance between the two poles ,to the nearest foor?
a) 105
b)81
c)69
d)45



Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi

Rectangular lake: L=75' and W=30'

two poles at opposite ends of a lake

applying the Pythagorean Theorem: answer to the nearest foot

D(between poles) = sqrt%2875%5E2%2B30%5E2%29+=+sqrt%286525%29 = 81'